Foreign Office issues guidance on torture – Daily Telegraph
“The Foreign office has issued guidance to all its staff for the first time on how to spot signs of torture.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011
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Category: torture
Narrowing the definition of torture to the point of hypocrisy – The Guardian
“The secret services, backed by a little-noticed judgment, have given the go-ahead to using torture-induced intelligence.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2011
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Terrorist who alleged torture in custody loses appeal – The Guardian
“Appeal court rejects Rangzieb Ahmed’s claim that British authorities ‘outsourced’ his torture to Pakistan.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2011
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Torture inquiry is legally flawed, say rights groups as NGOs ponder boycott – The Guardian
“An inquiry set up by David Cameron to examine Britain’s involvement in torture and rendition since 9/11 is running into trouble even before it has begun hearing evidence, with human rights organisations warning that it will fail to meet the UK’s obligations under international and domestic law.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2011
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Torture victim fights decision to deport her back to Sudan – The Independent
“A Darfuri torture victim is today set to be deported back to Sudan, where she believes she could be killed, due to what her supporters claim is a ‘bureaucratic blunder’ by the Home Office.”
The Independent, 14th February 2011
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MI5 and MI6 secrecy move ‘threatens press freedoms’ – The Guardian
“Proposals by MI5 and MI6 to extend courtroom secrecy to civil trials would unfairly restrict the right of the media to act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the public, the supreme court heard today (25 January).”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
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Intelligence agencies go to supreme court over ruling on secret evidence – The Guardian
“MI5 and MI6 will argue in a test case before the supreme court tomorrow that in future no intelligence gathered abroad, even if initially obtained through torture, should ever be disclosed in a British court.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2011
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UK faces legal challenge from family of Bangladeshi allegedly tortured by ‘death squad’ – the Guardian
“The British government faces a legal challenge over allegations it was complicit in the torture of Bangladeshi MP Salauddin Chowdhury, who was arrested by the country’s security forces earlier this month.”
The Guardian, 31st December 2010
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UK ‘complicit in al-Qaeda man’s torture’ – BBC News
“A man convicted of serious terrorism offences in the UK has launched an appeal, telling judges the UK was complicit in his torture abroad.”
BBC News, 30th November 2010
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Al-Qaida terrorist’s appeal argues that Britain was complicit in his torture – The Guardian
“A man convicted of serious terrorism offences is to launch an appeal against his conviction today on the grounds that the British government was complicit in the torture he suffered before being put on trial.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2010
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No charges for MI5 officer accused over Binyam Mohamed – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped its investigation into an MI5 officer accused of complicity in the mistreatment of Binyam Mohamed.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
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Bill for settling Guantanamo Bay ‘torture’ cases could top £30m – The Independent
“Compensation payments and legal costs for 16 British citizens and residents who claim they were tortured at Guantanamo Bay could leave the Government footing a bill of up to £30m.”
The Independent, 17th November 2010
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Guantánamo Bay detainees to be paid compensation by UK government – The Guardian
“The government will announce today that it will pay millions of pounds in compensation to former Guantánamo Bay detainees following weeks of negotiations between lawyers for the government and the former prisoners.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2010
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Interrogation techniques at ‘Britain’s Abu Ghraib’ revealed – The Guardian
“Evidence of systematic and brutal mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at a secret British military interrogation centre that is being described as the UK’s Abu Ghraib emerged today during high court proceedings brought by more than 200 former inmates.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2010
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‘Tortured’ Iraqi civilians go to High Court – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers acting for more than 140 Iraqi civilians who allege they suffered torture and inhuman and degrading treatment at the hands of British soldiers and interrogators go to the High Court today seeking a wide-ranging public inquiry.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010
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MI6 chief Sawers: we have nothing to do with torture and rights abuses – The Guardian
“MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says that MI6 avoids actions leading to torture – but wants courts banned from disclosing info from service or CIA.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
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Humiliate, strip, threaten: UK military interrogation manuals discovered – The Guardian
“Methods devised in secret in recent years may breach international law.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2010
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MPs set out list of torture inquiry demands in letter to judge – The Guardian
“An all-party group of MPs has written to the judge heading the inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition setting out the steps they believe are needed to establish the truth.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2010
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Blair knew of Guantanamo torture in 2002, lawyers claim – The Independent
“Tony Blair was alerted to allegations of torture involving UK nationals held in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay within months of the ‘War on Terror’ beginning, lawyers claimed yesterday.”
The Independent, 29th September 2010
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Torture guidance does not breach law, says coalition – The Guardian
“The coalition government appeared to be heading for a clash with the country’s official human rights watchdog today after insisting its newly-published guidance on torture does not breach UK or international law.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
